Proverbs 3 A Story of Two Sons One morning as you get ready to leave the house, you notice that both of your sons rooms are a wreck. So you say, “Sons, before I get home this evening, clean your rooms.” They both agree. But the first son forgets the command after he goes off to play basketball. The second son cleans his room. When you come home, you ask your sons, “Are your rooms clean?” Son number 1 remembers the father’s command for the first time, and replies, “Oh, Dad, I’m so sorry. I got involved in other things. But I know that’s no excuse. I’ll go clean it thoroughly right now.” The second son replies, “Yes, I cleaned the stupid room. It’s a pain in the neck. I hate living in this house.” Which of the two sons obeyed his father? One obeyed externally, but his heart was far in the wrong. His obedience was only external, only perfunctory. The other disobeyed externally, but his careless forgetfulness is much easier to deal with than the heart problem of his brother. The father has reasons to be disappointed in both sons – but his greatest concern will be for the outwardly obedient but inwardly rebellious son. Just like the father, God does not want perfunctory obedience. God wants our hearts; He wants our behavior to flow from hearts that fear Him and guard His commands.
Posted on: Thu, 03 Jul 2014 12:22:23 +0000
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